Noble Use of Money
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enormous amount of wealth, as big as the ocean, and it also
goes into the ocean.
Questioner: Wealth only accumulates in Bombay. What
is the reason behind this?
Dadashri: Only in Bombay does wealth accumulate. That
is just the way things work. The highest of everything is pulled
towards Bombay.
Questioner: Is it because of the nature of the location?
Dadashri: Of course, it is the quality of that land! The
highest of all things are pulled towards Bombay. Even the green
chilies in Bombay are of the best quality. The greatest of people
are to be found in Bombay and even the lowest and the most
worthless are to be found there too. Both the qualities are there.
You would not find such people in the villages.
Questioner: There are many balanced and tolerant people
in Bombay, are there not?
Dadashri: The whole city is a fairground of people with
tremendous merit karmas; people with such karmas are all pulled
together. People of Bombay tolerate everything; if someone steps
on their toes, they apologize in return, but a villager on the other
hand, would slap that person instead! The people of Bombay
can be called ‘developed people.’
Wealth Going In The Gutter
People’s wealth is going down the drain. Only occasionally
does a person’s wealth flow on the right path, if he has the merit
karma. Can wealth not go into the gutter?
Questioner: It is obviously going there!
Dadashri: An enormous amount of wealth is being poured
down the drains of Bombay. Bombay is the bazaar (market) of
attachment (moha). A person’s wealth will sweep away very